The surfaces of many bacteria are decorated with long, exquisitely thin appendages called
type IV pili (T4P), dynamic filaments that are rapidly polymerized and depolymerized from a …

The formation of multicellular microbial communities, called biofilms, starts from the
adhesion of a few planktonic cells to the surface. The transition from a free-living planktonic …

Biofilm formation in living organisms is associated to tissue and implant infections, and it has
also been linked to the contribution of antibiotic resistance. Thus, understanding biofilm …

Microorganisms have evolved to thrive in virtually any terrestrial and marine environment,
exposing them to various mechanical cues mainly generated by fluid flow and pressure as …

A biofilm is a community of stable microorganisms encapsulated in an extracellular matrix
produced by themselves. Many types of microorganisms that are found on living hosts or in …

Bacterial biofilms can cause medical problems and issues in technical systems. While a
large body of knowledge exists on the phenotypes of planktonic and of sessile cells in …

The opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa effectively colonizes host
epithelia using pili as primary adhesins. Here we uncover a surface-specific asymmetric …

Biofilms, which are essential vectors of bacterial survival, protect microbes from antibiotics
and host immune attack and are one of the leading causes that maintain drug-resistant …

Quorum sensing (QS) plays a crucial role during initial biofilm formation, however the QS
threshold and the response of biofilm formation towards N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) …

Biofilms are loosely defined as aggregates of bacteria encased in a self-produced matrix (1–
3). Many bacterial species are known to produce biofilms when they attach to surfaces. They …